Emotional intimacy with nature and life & intellectual interest in life of pre-service biology teachers for environmental education |
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| Authors: | Heung-Tae Kim Jae Geun Kim Chankook Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biology Education, Seowon University, Cheongju, South Korea;2. Department of Biology Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea;3. Department of Environmental Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju, South Korea |
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| Abstract: | We investigated emotional intimacy with nature and life, and intellectual interest in life among South Korean pre-service teachers (N = 114) training in biology education, analysing the differences between these two constructs as well as their relationship to environmental behaviour and sensitivity. In addition, differences in the respondents’ experiences of nature, concerns about environmental problems and willingness to perform environmental education were explored. Four groups of pre-service biology teachers, categorised by the two investigated personal variables, showed different responses for the environment-related characteristics and other variables. Our results suggest that biology teachers should have higher emotional and intellectual interest in nature and life, and a balance between emotional intimacy with nature and life, and intellectual interest in life is needed to prepare them. |
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| Keywords: | Emotional intimacy with nature and life intellectual interest in life pre-service biology teachers environmental education |
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